Talking Leaders

Leadership is like farming – there’s more than one way to cultivate success.

We partnered with the Nuffield International Farming Network (Brasil) for this inspiring livestream.

We explored how leaders from around the world tackle familiar challenges in different ways.

Watch the recording to hear how diverse backgrounds and cultures can influence leadership styles, and see what you can take away to implement in your business.

People are the most important asset in your business – the better people look after themselves, the better they perform in all areas of life.

During this broadcast, Kat Thorne, founder of The Morning Game Changer, shared practical strategies for maintaining consistency, balancing productivity with recovery, and preventing burnout, all tailored to the unique challenges faced by farmers.

Watch the recording for valuable insights into how simple, actionable changes in daily routines can improve both wellbeing and long-term success in farming.

Anna Mosley is a high-performance coach and founder of Eighty.

Eighty is a growth academy that thinks bigger and equips leaders and their teams with the skills to achieve extraordinary results.

In this broadcast Anna shared her perspective on unlocking the full potential of yourself and your team, building resilience and agility and driving a culture for success.

Watch the recording for tips and ideas to help drive success in your business.

During this broadcast, we uncovered Victor's pioneering work at 3R Ribersolo Soil Lab and his mission to revolutionise agricultural practices.

From his roots in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, to his global impact on soil science, Victor shared his passion, love of innovation, and commitment to building a more sustainable future for agriculture.

Catch up with this enlightening chat about sustainable soil management and agricultural innovation with Victor Campos.

During this broadcast, we explored Xander's journey from agricultural engineering to pioneering initiatives aimed at transforming the food industry.

Watch the recording to learn about Xander's innovative work with i4Nature and his mission to empower new generations in addressing climate-related challenges.

Matt Phelan is a co-founder of The Happiness Index. The Happiness Index helps organisations measure drivers of employee engagement and happiness to power their people strategy.

Matt returned to discuss some of the factors that make a happy employee and how this is represented within UK agriculture.

Watch the recording for tips and tools you can use to better understand how your employees think, feel and behave.

With vast experience of the agriculture and food sector, Amie Burke shared her thoughts on why diversity is so important in the workplace, whether that's in an office or on farm.

Amie provided insights and learnings from the IGD, which demonstrates best practice and enhances the bottom line.

Catch up with the broacast below.

During this live broadcast, Graham Wilkinson, CEO of AHDB, reflected on his journey through the pivotal first 90 days in office.

Hear Graham's vision and plans as he promises to remain levy-payer obsessed, recognising that a renewal of trust, leadership and responsibility is crucial to propel AHDB forwards to play a crucial role in the UK’s agricultural future.

Awal works closely with levy payers and key stakeholders to create a better understanding of the requirements of halal meat production. His role involves introducing various initiatives aimed at promoting English beef and lamb as versatile and convenient products to halal consumers.

Awal has many years of experience working in the halal sector, complemented by the publication of numerous peer-reviewed publications in some high-impact scientific journals.

Watch this broadcast to learn about the global halal landscape and the factors that influence it.

Jack has been involved with farming all his life, growing up on the family farm in Sussex, attending agricultural college and working on farms in both the UK and Australia.

He is no stranger to the farming way of life, but he saw there was something the people of the farming community needed and wanted.

With social media being a massive part of his life and even more so agriculture, it gave launching the brand a helping hand. 

Watch this broadcast to find out how Jack built his brand, the advice he’d give to others, lessons learnt and much more.

Kirsty Lewis, Founder of the School of Facilitation, understands the trials and tribulations of going it alone, being an associate and facilitating within a corporate structure, because she has experienced those facets herself.

Watch the recording of this broadcast to hear why a business is never too small for effective communication.

To help others and raise awareness for mental health, Chris set up a campaign called ‘Walk with me,’ which aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health and create a safe space for people to talk.

Catch up with this broadcast to learn more about the campaign and what it means to Chris.

Carol describes herself as a ginger, punk-inspired, maverick intrapreneur, disruptive leader, speaker and transformative coach and mentor from the Isle of Man, who loves to dance.

Carol is a successful maverick leader and an ILM level 7 executive coach and mentor.

Watch this broadcast for inspiration on how to think differently and how to unlock your potential and that of your team.

Watch this recording with Sean Cameron to learn about soil preservation techniques, carbon capture in agriculture, leadership and more.

Sean works on his family farm on the south-eastern edge of the Pampas in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Since 1996, his arable farm has operated a no-till system. The main crops are wheat, barley, white clover seed production, sunflower, corn and seed corn, and sweetcorn produced under irrigation. They also produce some peas and often plant a second crop of soybean after the wheat and barley harvest.

Stephanie is a chartered clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, keynote speaker and published author.

She specialises in delivering practical, evidence-based interventions, focusing on sustainable improvement.

Stephanie is passionate about ensuring people are happy, healthy, safe and engaged in the workplace, and believes everyone can and should enjoy work.

Watch this recording for tips and inspiration to improve your workplace wellbeing.

Chemmy is an English former World Cup alpine ski racer, TV presenter and fiercely determined and courageous sportswoman.

Back by popular demand, she joined us to talk about how you can step into the next chapter of your career or business. 

What's holding you back or making you nervous? 

Catch up with the recording for tips and motivation to help you take that next step.

The future of farming is in safe hands if these three passionate young farmers are anything to go by.

Alex, Leah and Rebecca each took different routes into agriculture, but what they do have in common is that not one of them came from a farming background!

After taking part in one of our AgriGrow courses we had to get them on one of our broadcasts to share their passion and dedication to farming with others.

If you're considering a career in farming but aren't sure about the opportunities or lifestyle, or if you're looking for new staff to join your business and want to encourage new entrants into the industry, this broadcast is a must-watch.

Through their podcasts, Becca and Lizzie dive into topical issues, exciting debates and interesting interviews.

Becca is the fifth generation to help run the 243-hectare (600-acre) family business in North Yorkshire.

Lizzie is a farming journalist and Head of Commercial Content Solutions at Agriconnect.

Watch the recording to hear their views on the role of the next generation in farming and agriculture.

Laura is an expert in building global networks and driving transformational change across the agri-food sector. 

Watch the recording to hear her talk about the importance of networks and how farmers can make the most of them.

Emma is passionate about fostering inclusion, community diversity, connectivity, and accessibility with a vision for the Sunshine Coast to be the most liveable and sustainable region in Australia.

Watch the recording to hear about her passion for, and commitment to, sustainable regional economic development.

As a serial social entrepreneur with a track record of establishing impactful and sustainable social enterprises, Colin was awarded an MBE in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list for services to disadvantaged people and the environment. He believes that significant social and environmental benefits can be created through ethical business, and his book ‘How to Make a Million Jobs: A Charter for Social Enterprise’ set out a route map for encouraging social enterprise.

Watch this recording to hear Colin's perspective on getting ideas off the ground, growing businesses and overcoming challenges.

Steve has worked in the farming sector for the last 30 years, from the family farm in the Yorkshire Dales to careers in both consultancy and government.

Watch this broadcast to hear about different approaches to collaborative working and how teamwork and collaboration can drive business success.

After gaining considerable experience working on arable and dairy farms from the age of 13, Remy’s initial career plan was to become an agri-business consultant.

He studied at Plumpton College before graduating with a degree in agriculture from the University of Reading.

The COVID-19 pandemic meant Remy’s final year at university had to be completed from home. During this period, he observed the huge growth of social media platforms, such as TikTok, and, living with an influencer at the time, Remy decided to set up his own social media business.

In 2022, Remy took his love of social media marketing and applied it to another passion – farming – and founded farmmarketing.co.uk. 

Watch this broadcast for an insight into how farming enterprises can use social media for business development.

Get in touch with Remy: hello@farmmarketing.co.uk

Brookfield Properties develops and operates real estate investments on behalf of Brookfield Asset Management — one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world. From office to retail, logistics to multifamily, and hospitality to development, they work across sectors to bring high-quality, sustainable real estate to life around the globe every day.

Rex has advised on some of London's most iconic buildings, including The Gherkin, Heron Tower and the Olympic legacy at Stratford to promote both functionality in design and placemaking.

Watch the recording for a discussion about the challenges of ensuring projects remain relevant during a long-term delivery period and how we can apply some of the learnings to our own businesses.

For a while, Bonnie led the team that tested space shuttle communication systems to find out exactly how they would behave under every conceivable mission condition. She also wrote some of the software to handle life science experiment data from Spacelab.

After leaving the space programme, she became an independent consultant. She is often involved in complex, strategically important projects with daunting technology and business process challenges. Bonnie has a knack for solving problems by looking at them upside down or sideways.

Watch the recording for an insight into the world of a former space shuttle and Spacelab engineer and to be inspired to look at problems through a different lens.

The Happiness Index helps organisations measure key employee engagement and happiness drivers to power their people strategy.

In his day-to-day role, Matt is responsible for the strategic direction of the business. He is also the founder of The Happiness and Humans Community, host of The Happiness and Humans Podcast and author of Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness.

Watch the recording to discover what makes people happy and drives engagement. You’ll take away tips and tools that you can use to better understand how your employees think, feel and behave.

Dan is a renowned international speaker who specialises in new and emerging digital marketing techniques. He’s a dad, a lover of tech and a futurist.

He is a digital marketing and technology expert who works on BBC Breakfast, BBC news channels, BBC Watchdog, The One Show, Rip Off Britain and countless radio shows. He is a futurist who studies and trains companies in how the future of marketing, work and technology will change our world.

Dan's company, YourFLOCK, centres on team engagement based on values. During this broadcast he shared why the future of work is not what you think.

As the only British female skier to ever win a run in a World Cup, she is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever skiers.

Having broken 49 bones, Chemmy is no stranger to adversity and remains committed to inspiring the next generation and educating people from all over the world through sport.

Back by popular demand, we delve further into what it took for her to become so successful, despite some major setbacks, and discuss how you can apply some of her tips to stay at the top of your mountain.

Flavian grew up in the coastal town of Kilifi, Kenya, and it had never crossed his mind that pig farming, especially in the UK, would become such an important part of his life. But after an accidental weeks’ work experience the rest, as they say, is history!

Flavian now has twelve years of expertise in the pig industry and is based on a pig unit near Basingstoke. He is particularly interested in marketing and adding value to pork. He is also passionate about increasing diversity in British agriculture.

Knowing what it entails to break through in such a long-established industry, Flavian is passionate about increasing diversity in British agriculture and believes it is a win-win for everyone.

He believes building a brand to market and showcase the sector as progressive and professional is the only way to get the public on side and to extract value from the market. To achieve this, you need to be able to identify with your customer.

Find out about Flavian’s own experiences and challenges, as well why diversity in agriculture is so important.

Before relocating to Tipperary, Jon held various leadership roles in the UK and has worked for more than 30 years in agricultural education and knowledge exchange (KE).

He was instrumental in changing how AHDB approached KE, championing a mindset change method and believing “the cup is already full of knowledge, KE just need to be the spoon that stirs it”.

If we had a blank sheet of paper, how would we equip the next generation?

Watch thie recording as we explore Jon’s insights and ideas on what we need to do to ensure we equip the next generation with the skills and traits needed to adapt to a world that is changing ever faster, and to grab the opportunities this new world will bring.

Bruce has spent his career working in media and technology companies such as Twitter, YouTube and Google. Along the way, he's become obsessed with making our jobs better, and how often we get it wrong. Eat Sleep Work Repeat is a podcast and book about making work better. It's his attempt to escape the bad opinions that leaders bring to work culture – and to replace them with evidence and facts. 

Watch the recording to discover what the agricultural sector can learn from Bruce's observations about workplace culture and how it is evolving, and find out how to create a positive culture within your business.

Jamie’s Farm uniquely combines farming, family and therapy into a 5-day residential with a focus on giving children time and space to reflect, to renew and determine a new path for themselves.

Find out what you can learn from the Jamie’s Farm principles to better support and steer young people. You might also pick up some tips that you can apply to managing people within your own teams and businesses.

• Find out what inclusivity means and why it's important in the workplace
• Understand why diversity is beneficial for business
• Hear about some real-life examples
• Take away tips to implement in your business

As the only British female skier to ever win a run in a World Cup, she is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever skiers.

Having broken 49 bones, Chemmy is no stranger to adversity and remains committed to inspiring the next generation and educating people from all over the world through sport.

Catch up with the broadcast to find out what it took for Chemmy to become so successful and how you can apply some of her tips to stay at the top of your game.

Holly undertook a Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 2015. The focus of her scholarship was identifying what physical practices and tools could be introduced into farm businesses to develop more consistent leadership and improve work-life balance.

The findings were that mindfulness training provided huge benefits to business performance, productivity and profitability, as well as improving people's overall well-being.

During this event Holly provided some insight and tips that you can implement to help manage difficult situations and improve your focus, including a two-minute taster meditation!

If you'd like to try a short meditation, why not try one of these from Focussed Farmers?

During this broadcast, Tim discussed how to deal with a crisis and cope with situations where a carefully laid-out plan has been ruined by factors outside of your control – how you deal with it, how you keep moving forward and how you bring your team with you.